Comments on: I have an Android Market Merchant Account!!! http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/ My eclectic journey into the blogosphere Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:22:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: gunnar-medial http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-526 gunnar-medial Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:46:45 +0000 http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-526 Now July 16, and still only U.S and U.K based merchants can register. Now July 16, and still only U.S and U.K based merchants can register.

]]> By: Mariano Kamp http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-418 Mariano Kamp Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:24:25 +0000 http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-418 Yeah, and it would make for a level playing field, i.e. to give everybody the same change to become the category winner. They also try to force-feed us with Google checkout. Afaik this is very, very unsuccessful, but now with forcing it onto people they might have chance. Problem is, it is only available in the US and UK. I think when forcing the inferior product onto people at least they should have been up to the task and be ready world-wide. Having said that, I understand that they don't want to rollout the apps to all markets at the same time. But this doesn't cause inequality among the developers. What makes me furious is their communications or lack thereof (see above). Truly unprofessional. Yeah, and it would make for a level playing field, i.e. to give everybody the same change to become the category winner.

They also try to force-feed us with Google checkout. Afaik this is very, very unsuccessful, but now with forcing it onto people they might have chance. Problem is, it is only available in the US and UK.
I think when forcing the inferior product onto people at least they should have been up to the task and be ready world-wide.

Having said that, I understand that they don’t want to rollout the apps to all markets at the same time. But this doesn’t cause inequality among the developers.

What makes me furious is their communications or lack thereof (see above). Truly unprofessional.

]]> By: michael http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-416 michael Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:21:10 +0000 http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-416 OK, after re-reading Google's blog post on the Android Developer Blog and a couple other sources, I agree that Google is only allowing US developers. This is strange, I'm not sure from a software or legal or biz case why. Seems like it'd be in everyone's best interest to open it wide up. OK, after re-reading Google’s blog post on the Android Developer Blog and a couple other sources, I agree that Google is only allowing US developers. This is strange, I’m not sure from a software or legal or biz case why. Seems like it’d be in everyone’s best interest to open it wide up.

]]> By: michael http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-414 michael Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:50:12 +0000 http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-414 Hey Mariano, Yea that would suck if only US and UK developers where allowed to sign up for paid apps. Not sure why they wouldn't be able to allow all developers? Guess we will know for sure by mid-next week. I'm still not sure if I'm going to charge for my first app, Jumpy. It's kind of funny that I'm undecided over 99 cents. Hey Mariano,

Yea that would suck if only US and UK developers where allowed to sign up for paid apps. Not sure why they wouldn’t be able to allow all developers? Guess we will know for sure by mid-next week.

I’m still not sure if I’m going to charge for my first app, Jumpy. It’s kind of funny that I’m undecided over 99 cents.

]]> By: Mariano Kamp http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-413 Mariano Kamp Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:46:42 +0000 http://mgmblog.com/2009/02/13/i-have-an-android-market-merchant-account/#comment-413 I read it differently. Developers from other countries are not allowed to sell their stuff until some later date. Of course, in line with their bad communication style, this information is not qualified. So for the time being developers that don't live in the US or UK are out of luck. If I understand this right, this is totally lame to say the least. And it's not any new information for them. They could have announced keeping non-us/uk developers out last week, last month or last year. I read it differently. Developers from other countries are not allowed to sell their stuff until some later date. Of course, in line with their bad communication style, this information is not qualified.

So for the time being developers that don’t live in the US or UK are out of luck.

If I understand this right, this is totally lame to say the least.

And it’s not any new information for them. They could have announced keeping non-us/uk developers out last week, last month or last year.

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